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>> it won't sell as many as harry potter. lightning doesn't strike twice. >> reporter: instead of chasing harry, rowling says she has writ in a book she felt she had to write, asking us to confront the darkest side of our humanity and grapple with it. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patie
>> it won't sell as many as harry potter. lightning doesn't strike twice. >> reporter: instead of chasing harry, rowling says she has writ in a book she felt she had to write, asking us to confront the darkest side of our humanity and grapple with it. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of...
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he played vincent crabbe in the "harry potter" movies. he is going to spend two years in a british prison because he participated in the london riots last year. a surveillance video found he was indeed part of the riots. cops believed he was packing a molotov cocktail while also looting alcohol from a drug store. if you notice he was taken out of the last two "harry potter" movies because of some drug-related incidents that had happened. he had a previous record. so you noticed he was out of the last two movies anyway. >> am i the only person left in america who has not seen a "harry potter" movie? >> i haven't either. >> really? >> don't tell anyone. i haven't read the books either. i feel so ignorant. >> i'll see it eventually. i promise. as well as watching the jonas brothers reality tv show. >>> also real quick, we told you about charlie sheen. we've covered his meltdown. he was back on the set of his new series "anger management." he was back on set. people say he's doing well. he was there, he showed up. he was sober and fine. but h
he played vincent crabbe in the "harry potter" movies. he is going to spend two years in a british prison because he participated in the london riots last year. a surveillance video found he was indeed part of the riots. cops believed he was packing a molotov cocktail while also looting alcohol from a drug store. if you notice he was taken out of the last two "harry potter" movies because of some drug-related incidents that had happened. he had a previous record. so you...
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daniel radcliffe of "harry potter" fame, of course, is talking about hair. but not harry. >> and gwyneth paltrow is putting some extra skin in "the skinny." it's all next. h. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> unfortunately, we start out "the skinny" on a sad note this morning. it was hard to -- it's kind of a sad twist of irony a little bit. on the first day of black history month we lose kind of a -- this african-american cultural icon, don cornelius passed away yesterday. at the age of 75 out in california. of an apparent suicide attempt, to make things even more -- a little more sad in all this. but just the thing we should remember today is just what a cultural phenomenon the show "soul train" was after it premiered back in 19 -- august of 1970. he was the host until '93. and some of the biggest names in music came through there. james brown, aretha franklin, gladys knight, stevie wonder, smokey robinson, elton john, david bowie, name them, they were all on that show. and the doors he opened for black music, for black entertainment, but really acro
daniel radcliffe of "harry potter" fame, of course, is talking about hair. but not harry. >> and gwyneth paltrow is putting some extra skin in "the skinny." it's all next. h. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> unfortunately, we start out "the skinny" on a sad note this morning. it was hard to -- it's kind of a sad twist of irony a little bit. on the first day of black history month we lose kind of a -- this african-american cultural icon, don...
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knocking "harry potter" off his pedestal. the final installment of the "harry potter" franchise held the previous record for domestic box office. $168 million in its first three days in the u.s. and canada. "the avengers" $200 million comfortably beats that, eclipsing other super movies. batman the dark knight. spider-man 3. and "the hunger games" all took in $150 million in their first three days. respectable, but not even close to "the avengers." >> i think we're looking at by far, the biggest summer ever. "avengers" is blowing the doors open. >> reporter: the movie has been called an "oceans 11" in spandex. an all-star cast assembled to play an all-star cast of superheros. iron man, black widow, captain america, thor and the incredible hulk. >> this movie should really, by all accounts, not work. these characters sdo do not belong together. this movie is impossible. >> reporter: but at the box office, as in the script, the whole is more powerful than the sum of the parts. >> i think "the avengers" have written a new formul
knocking "harry potter" off his pedestal. the final installment of the "harry potter" franchise held the previous record for domestic box office. $168 million in its first three days in the u.s. and canada. "the avengers" $200 million comfortably beats that, eclipsing other super movies. batman the dark knight. spider-man 3. and "the hunger games" all took in $150 million in their first three days. respectable, but not even close to "the...
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or warlocks and witches in "harry potter." but now break out your bow and arrow for the post-apom liptic survival story that has groupies craving "the hunger games." the movie is based on suzanne collins' best-selling book trilogy. there are 23.5 million books in print in the u.s. and advance ticket sales have already broken records. this film is expected to bring in $100 million. by the time it opens later this month. that's $30 million more than the first "twilight" movie in its opening weekend. >> unlike "twilight," it isn't a pure young fantasy romance. it's a dark book. it has these terrible scenes of violence. >> reporter: and unlike bella in "twilight," the damsel in distress, catniss, the female lead in "the hunger games," doesn't need anyone's help to survive, certainly not boys. which has girls loving her. >> she's such a warrior. and it shows you girls don't have to be pretty or whatever. they have to be smart and fierce and have a goal and fight for it. >> reporter: obsessed fans counting down the days. and each pa
or warlocks and witches in "harry potter." but now break out your bow and arrow for the post-apom liptic survival story that has groupies craving "the hunger games." the movie is based on suzanne collins' best-selling book trilogy. there are 23.5 million books in print in the u.s. and advance ticket sales have already broken records. this film is expected to bring in $100 million. by the time it opens later this month. that's $30 million more than the first...
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i was just getting up to speed with "harry potter." now i got to get up to speed with this one. >> i'll bring you the trilogy of books. >> can you just give me cliff notes? >> i can. >>> first, the florida governor has appointed a new prosecutor to take over the investigation into the trayvon martin killing. >> the move comes as demands for justice in the case are being heard across the nation. abc's matt gutman reports from sanford. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace. >> reporter: not far from where trayvon martin died, protesters rallied in his name. >> trayvon is my son. trayvon is your son. >> reporter: the 17-year-old martin was shot dead last month as he walked along these streets after buying candy. >> we want to see zimmerman in court with handcuffs behind his back. >> reporter: george zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watch captain, says he opened fire in self-defense. but martin's family says that's a lie. >> we want a arrest. we want a conviction for the murder of our son. >> reporter: there is stil
i was just getting up to speed with "harry potter." now i got to get up to speed with this one. >> i'll bring you the trilogy of books. >> can you just give me cliff notes? >> i can. >>> first, the florida governor has appointed a new prosecutor to take over the investigation into the trayvon martin killing. >> the move comes as demands for justice in the case are being heard across the nation. abc's matt gutman reports from sanford. >> no...
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. >> yeah, kind of like harry potter. so that was that. but charlize theron was amazing. she scared me. i was really happy she was not my evil stepmother. i was afraid for my life. she was amazing. and of course, chris hemsworth. oh, my goodness. that was amazing. i could have just stared at him all day. >> did you stay for the whole movie? >> yes, i did. >> let me give you ladies a moment. i don't even know who that is. >> thor. >> he's the huntsman. played thor. let's take a listen to what some of our moviegoers had to say. >> it's fantastic. i give it five stars. >> not exactly what i expected. i thought more action and more detail into the movie. >> it's fabulous. it's the greatest movie ever. i love it how they stayed true to it. >> i like the dark side of it. intense. >> it was okay, but it wasn't -- i don't -- >> some people thought it was fabulous. >> yeah, some people really liked it. i understood why you could really like a movie like that. >> are some expecting it to be like the fairy tale "snow white"? >> i think it strayed too far from that. that was my criti
. >> yeah, kind of like harry potter. so that was that. but charlize theron was amazing. she scared me. i was really happy she was not my evil stepmother. i was afraid for my life. she was amazing. and of course, chris hemsworth. oh, my goodness. that was amazing. i could have just stared at him all day. >> did you stay for the whole movie? >> yes, i did. >> let me give you ladies a moment. i don't even know who that is. >> thor. >> he's the huntsman. played...
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with all the harry potter movies or titanic. >> it's the highest grossing imax of all time. >> because it has everything. >> it does. it has everything. we were talking about it before we came on air. i think it's the perfect comic book movie that's ever been made. >> wow. >> i think it's better -- it's better than -- more entertaining than "the dark knight" movies. i love "the dark knight" movies. i'm a huge sci-fi geek, a comic book fan. >> what made this so good? what was the thing for you like, wow. >> if you didn't read the comics and didn't see the previous movies, they still introduce all the characters in the movie. each character has its own arc. even if you haven't seen iron man or thor or captain america you still are introduced to the characters and you are kind of caught up in a way that it's not -- it's not like contrived. it's very, very -- it's very well done. >> and all of them are together. >> they're all together. >> all of them are together. and robert downey jr. >> he was fantastic. >> it doesn't feel like they're throwing superheroes on screen. let's have thor and
with all the harry potter movies or titanic. >> it's the highest grossing imax of all time. >> because it has everything. >> it does. it has everything. we were talking about it before we came on air. i think it's the perfect comic book movie that's ever been made. >> wow. >> i think it's better -- it's better than -- more entertaining than "the dark knight" movies. i love "the dark knight" movies. i'm a huge sci-fi geek, a comic book fan....
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>> it won't sell as many books as harry potter because i think lightning doesn't strike twice, but i accepted that a long time ago. >> we have all been told laughter is the best medicine. russell told us that facebook is a bargain at $38 a share. >> yeah. there you go. >> it's been quite a week. i think next week is going to be huge because of the debates. >> yeah, can you believe it? round one of the debates. should be very interesting. my prediction, the honeymoon with the refs will be over after sunday's f@$
>> it won't sell as many books as harry potter because i think lightning doesn't strike twice, but i accepted that a long time ago. >> we have all been told laughter is the best medicine. russell told us that facebook is a bargain at $38 a share. >> yeah. there you go. >> it's been quite a week. i think next week is going to be huge because of the debates. >> yeah, can you believe it? round one of the debates. should be very interesting. my prediction, the...